When the City of London Corporation recently voted to withdraw financial support for Smithfield Market, it inspired an online petition to ‘Protect Our Heritage’ ...

In 1784, Thomas Rowlandson, a popular artist of his day, made a tour of the Isle of Wight, sketching as he went. His work included this watercolour of an auction in St James’ Square.

Thomas Rowlandson was a British artist born in 1756 and passed away in 1827. He was a prominent caricaturist, painter, and printmaker known for his humorous depictions of contemporary society, ...